Bucknell at Holy Cross

Saturday, October 8, 2016

Bucknell beat Holy Cross 21–⁠20. It was their 15th meeting; after it, Holy Cross led the series 10–⁠5.

AwayBucknell4–⁠7 in 2016
21
HomeHoly Cross4–⁠7 in 2016
20

Final at Fitton Field, WorcesterAttendance 6,184

At kickoff
64°F, mostly cloudy, wind 10 mph from the southWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Worcester Regional Airport (KORH), 6 km from the stadium, seven minutes after kickoff
Officials
Referee Steve Cadorette; umpire Todd Rombach; head linesman Ray Renart; line judge Will Jeffries; side judge Duane Burrell; field judge Peter Buchanan; back judge Bill GreiderGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Bucknell077721
Holy Cross7130020

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Holy Cross 69% to win. Bucknell pulled the upset.

Holy Cross leads 18–⁠6 in 24 meetings, counting the nine since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Holy Cross 37, Bucknell 20
2024Holy Cross 40, Bucknell 38
2023Holy Cross 55, Bucknell 27
2022Holy Cross 57, Bucknell 0
2021Holy Cross 45, Bucknell 6
2020Holy Cross 33, Bucknell 10

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